Red Bull unveils gaming hub in Waterford

Hub at SETI first of its kind at a third level institute in Ireland

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Initiative represents Red Bull’s most significant e-sports venture in Ireland

Red Bull has launched a new gaming hub at SETU Waterford to support the development of third level gamers in Ireland.

The Red Bull Gaming Hub will help SETU students of all abilities to develop their skill sets while also connecting them with leading partners in the global gaming industry. 

The hub, the first of its kind at a third level institute in Ireland, is located in SETU Waterford, the first third-level institute in Ireland to launch an esports scholarship.

Red Bull has long been a pioneer in the industry, supporting e-sport athletes and student gaming tournaments across the world. 

This latest initiative represents Red Bull’s most significant e-sports venture in Ireland as the brand expands its footprint on the Irish gaming scene.

The Hub will also host national gaming tournaments, interactive workshops, and live stream events, while Irish gamers will also have the opportunity to qualify for global e-sports tournaments via events hosted in the Red Bull Gaming Hub. 

This November for example, the Irish National Finals of the global Valorant tournament, Red Bull Campus Clutch, will take place in the Hub.

A team-based tournament open only to those in third-level education, Red Bull Campus Clutch sees over 200 national and regional tournaments take place across the globe this autumn. The best of the best advance to the World Finals, this year hosted in Istanbul, with a cash prize of €20,000 on offer. 

The hub is kitted out with a casual gaming area equipped with Xbox consoles, an immersive sound system and comfortable gaming bean bags. The facility also includes a chill-out area where students can bring their own laptops, connect to the high-speed network and work on their own creative projects with a cold can of Red Bull in hand. A unique custom-made 10-sided gaming table sits at the centre of the hub and allows for 5v5 gaming sessions on top-of-the-range gaming PCs.

Katie Redmond SETU sports manager, Waterford Campus, said: “Our goal with this is to create a sports community where all students, current and future, who participate in Esports can receive the same support and facilities as all our sports teams. We would like to recognise that without the guidance and support of everyone at SETU, Esports Ireland, Collegiate Esports, and Red Bull, this vision would not have been possible.”

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